Sacramento Bee24d
No mugshot? Sacramento County sheriff explains why cartoonist’s booking photo was not posted
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Darrin Bell, photographed in February 2024, was arrested Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, by Sacramento County sheriff’s investigators on suspicion of possessing child ...
Sacramento Bee4d
Sacramento sheriff no longer responds to some mental health calls. Community members concerned
Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies investigate a shooting in 2022. The Sheriff’s Office says deputies have limited their response to certain mental health-related 911 calls. Paul Kitagaki Jr ...
Sacramento County sheriff's deputies will no longer respond to non-criminal mental health emergencies
The decision follows a recent ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which found police use of force in such situations unconstitutional.
The Sacramento Observer3d
Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office adopts new policy for mental health crisis calls
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office has announced that deputies will no longer respond to mental health calls unless a ...